2024-05-01T08:54:48-05:00 2022-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-01-01 521814447 SEEDS OF PEACE INC SEED 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 SANDRA WIJNBERG CHAIR 2125738040 2024-05-01 1 SANDRA WIJNBERG 999009999 1 LAURENCE SCOT MBA CPA P00632647 2129671100 2024-05-01 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X SANDRA WIJNBERG 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 5709584 0 X SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG X 1993 NY NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO INSPIRING & EQUIPPING YOUNG LEADERS FROM REGIONS OF CONFLICT. 40 40 37 40 0 0 5738912 4644321 434218 795308 11427 19424 0 0 6184557 5459053 166776 485597 0 0 3567785 3626968 0 0 530870 2325991 3433688 6060552 7546253 124005 -2087200 4343630 2717147 356171 1065868 3987459 1651279 X SEEDS OF PEACE INSPIRES AND CULTIVATES NEW GENERATIONS OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY CONFLICT. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHANGES ESSENTIAL FOR PEACE. 0 0 2425306 414300 795308 UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES, YOUTH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A RANGE OF VIRTUAL PROGRAM OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE 2021 PROGRAM YEAR. ALL SEEDS OF PEACE US PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN VIRTUAL SPACES AND WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY YOUTH ACROSS THE US, WHETHER THEY HAD PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS IN THE PAST, OR WERE ENTIRELY NEW TO THE ORGANIZATION. ALL PROGRAMS CENTERED AROUND THE FOUR CORE FOCUS AREAS: DIALOGUE, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND ACTION-TAKING. AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED, SEEDS OF PEACE ADOPTED A NEW ENTRY POINT FOR FUTURE SEEDS OF PEACE PROGRAM INVOLVEMENT CALLED THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, DIALOGUES, AND LEADERSHIP AND ACTION-TAKING OPPORTUNITIES AS PART OF A TIGHT-KNIT COHORT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY REPRESENTING DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, IDENTITY GROUPS, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. IN THE SUMMER, YOUTH WHERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND TWO CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS VIRTUALLY AND THE IN-PERSON SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP FOR US PARTICIPANTS ONLY. IN THE FALL AND SPRING, SEEDS OF PEACE OFFERED VIRTUAL MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE WITH TOPICS LIKE UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDED A DIALOGUE FACILITATION CERTIFICATION AND MONTHLY COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AS A TIME TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS, FIND INSPIRATION AND SUPPORT FOR ACTION-TAKING INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS, AND BE IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS. 904253 46122 MIDDLE EAST IN PALESTINE, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BEGAN TO SHIFT TO IN PERSON AND SEEDS OF PEACE WELCOMED 25 NEW YOUTH INTO BASSMEH, THE LOCAL VERSION OF THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. MEANWHILE, IN ISRAEL, STAFF CONDUCTED AN ARRAY OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS FOR SEEDS AND INTRODUCED A COHORT OF NEW YOUTH INTO THE IN-PERSON CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING. IN JORDAN, SEEDS BEGAN TO MEET IN PERSON AGAIN AND CAME TOGETHER AROUND THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CALLED RISE. THIS VERSION OF THE CORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS BROKEN INTO FOUR MODULES THAT INCLUDED TITLES LIKE "STRONGER THAN ALL OF THE ARMIES," "ISLANDS OF SANITY, AND "FROM GANDHI TO FLOYD". KIDS4PEACE CONTINUED PROGRAMING IN JERUSALEM WITH YOUTH IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. BINATIONAL MEETINGS WERE HELD BIWEEKLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOCUSED ON INTERFAITH ASPECTS OF CREATING MORE JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES. AS THE PANDEMIC EVOLVED, MEETINGS WERE BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL. PROGRAMING WAS STOPPED IN MAY OF 2021 DURING AN INTENSE ESCALATION OF CONFLICT IN THE REGION, AND AFTER SEVERAL SUPPORT SESSIONS CAME BACK DURING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. 1646151 25175 MULTINATIONAL IN 2022, GATHER FOCUSED ON BUILDING LOCAL HUBS IN EAST JERUSALEM, RAMALLAH, AND TEL AVIV TO FOSTER COLLECTIVE ACTION AND INCREASE ITS IMPACT IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL. IN EAST JERUSALEM, WE PARTNERED WITH SINSILA, A PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN JULY, WE RAN A MONTH-LONG PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED COMMUNITY DIALOGUE CIRCLES, DESIGN THINKING SKILL BUILDING SESSIONS, AND PROJECT-BASED ACTION TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 PALESTINIANS WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO MEET, BEYOND THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM, TO WORK COLLECTIVELY FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY. IN TEL AVIV, GATHER PARTNERED WITH ZLILIM, A NEW ARTISTS UNION, TO BEGIN BUILDING ITS TEL AVIV HUB. THE GROUP OF 20 ARTISTS HAVE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE REGION MORE DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE, JUST, AND PEACEFUL. WE CLOSED OUT OUR 202 FELLOWSHIP CLASS AND BEGAN RECRUITMENT FOR OUR NEXT COHORT, FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ORGANIZED, WHICH OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2022. WE ALSO CONVENED OUR FIRST GATHER ADVISORY COUNCIL, A GROUP OF 14 PAST GATHER FELLOWS THAT WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GATHER STAFF TO GUIDE THE DIRECTION OF OUR VISION, STRATEGY, AND PROGRAMMING.SOUTH ASIA THE KITNAY DUUR KITNAY PAAS (KDKP) FILM PROJECT TRANSLATES AS "SO FAR, SO CLOSE" IN BOTH HINDI AND URDU. THIS BORDER-CROSSING INITIATIVE CHARGED 42 FILMMAKERS FROM PAKISTAN AND INDIA WITH JOINTLY PRODUCING WORKS THAT TOLD STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE POPULATIONS. A U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FUNDED PROGRAM ALLOWED FOR EIGHT TEAMS TO WORK ACROSS BORDER VIRTUALLY IN CREATING STORY BOARDS, FILMING AND EDITING WITH COMPLETION OF FILMS SET TO OCCUR IN 2022. THE SAMVAAD PROJECT, FUNDED BY A U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT GRANT, TAUGHT UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS IN WESTERN INDIA TO BE "INTERFAITH DIALOGUE FACILITATORS" FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. THE INITIATIVE CULMINATED IN A DAY-LONG CONFERENCE OF MORE THAN 70 EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, ARTISTS, RELIGIOUS AND BUSINESS LEADERS, AND PEACEBUILDING ORGANIZATIONS. SEEDS OF PEACE THEN SYNTHESIZED THE LEARNINGS IN A HANDBOOK THAT WAS CIRCULATED AMONG THE 7,300+ MEMBERS OF ITS NETWORK, AS WELL AS PEER INTERFAITH ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELSEWHERE.CAMP IN MAINEIN SUMMER OF 2021 SEEDS OF PEACE OFFERED TWO SESSIONS OF IN PERSON CAMP. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO COVID THERE WERE NO INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS. ONE SESSION, WAS DEDICATED TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MAINE. WHILE THE OTHER WAS OFFERED TO YOUTH FROM NEW YORK, SYRACUSE, AND THE NORTH EAST CORRIDOR TO BOSTON. YOUTH ENGAGED EACH OTHER IN DIALOGUE ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE TO ANALYZE STRUCTURAL AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND INEQUALITIES IN THE US WHILE TACKING TOPICS SUCH AS CLASS, RACE, GENDER, POWER, AND PRIVILEGE.IN EACH SESSION, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED CONFLICT ON PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS BY SHARING THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AND GRAPPLING WITH THE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE HISTORICAL NARRATIVES. THE INTENT WAS NOT TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS OR PROVE THE VALIDITY OF ANY ONE NARRATIVE. RATHER IT WAS TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: STRENGTHENING ONE'S VOICE, DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING, FOSTERING RESPECT AND EMPATHY, AND LEARNING HOW TO ACTIVELY LISTEN. ALL WITH THE GOAL OF DEEPENING PARTICIPANTS' SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AT HOME. 683275 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 683275 5658985 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 1 37 1 0 1 IS IN UK 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 40 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR AZ CA CT GA FL IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY ND NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV AK AL CO DC DE HI X X ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100176503 SANDRA WIJNBERG CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN B GRUBER CHAIR (FORMER) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LEILA M STRAUS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TAL RECANATI VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RAED J ELKHATIB SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VIVEK J BANTWAL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALI VELSHI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMER M KAMAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARN TELLEM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MACLEOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBIE GOTTSCHALK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SABER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASPER CALDAROLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE R COVEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA B BURNS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID AVITAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IHSAN M ESSAID BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE TOLL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET WALLACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON C HARRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY S GOLDBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN L SOLOMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KARNIOL-TAMBOUR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS D'AMBROSIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW P COUREY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAYSA BARANSI-SINIORA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY REISS TELLEM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY E TANNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PIOUS ALI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD A BERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD M DALE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RIVKA GOLDWASSER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT C BORDONE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TOLL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL P FRIEDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA WIJNBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BIRNBAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAIZA RIZAVI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BLOCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERESA IGNACIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIZIANA SOUSOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 200000 0 270 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP ADMIN. & FINANCE 40.00 X 170659 0 3127 RENEE ATKINSON DIR. OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS 40.00 X 100587 0 3035 BRIAN KEITH MCCOLLUM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 174676 0 2826 645922 0 9258 4 0 1 0 0 898597 372821 3372903 285064 4644321 CAMP FEES & OTHER PROG 721210 795308 795308 795308 20581 20581 34913 36070 -1157 -1157 -1157 214461 898597 214461 0 5459053 795308 0 19424 X 414300 414300 71297 71297 374057 239651 97493 36913 2610350 1673490 679407 257453 16000 9174 5140 1686 410637 235375 131995 43267 215924 137920 55719 22285 9882 9882 69836 64128 3414 2294 5445 5445 1034354 943818 35963 54573 24348 22416 130 1802 328757 197404 76655 54698 346502 236023 100914 9565 701415 676503 3788 21124 97844 68307 29304 233 252600 159978 92219 403 ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPI 110587 103725 533 6329 KITCHEN FOOD & SUPPLIES 93901 93594 307 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 65490 65490 SECURITY 53078 51510 1568 239649 194882 28397 16370 7546253 5658985 1356398 530870 1035822 1010639 1065250 98878 1056254 260695 14865 14865 285659 193756 1422912 1021663 368112 401249 419748 443373 59383 54554 38537 239138 4343630 2717147 356171 574786 0 491082 356171 1065868 X 2298423 781627 1689036 869652 3987459 1651279 4343630 2717147 X -2087200 -179363 -180 -69437 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5240109 5058723 5020416 5738912 4644321 25702481 5240109 5058723 5020416 5738912 4644321 25702481 8841316 16861165 10464 6758 471932 11427 20581 521162 26223643 7433858 0.64300 0.60100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 419748 -60455 359293 399316 20432 419748 362069 37247 399316 354556 6256 362069 348300 6256 354556 1.00000 0 0 1138086 753992 384094 245287 231770 13517 39539 35901 3638 401249 SECURITY DEPOSITS 109 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 239029 239138 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING LEASE 241082 LINE OF CREDIT 250000 491082 5274245 -179363 -179363 5453608 5445 5445 5459053 7610245 69437 69437 7540808 5445 5445 7546253 PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS 62,971. CURRENCY TRANSLATION COSTS 6,466. 1 SOUTH ASIA 1 5 PROGRAM SERVICE. PROJECT AWARD. 485767 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 10 PROGRAM SERVICE. PROGRAMS SERVICES, CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS. 2064637 1 15 0 0 1 15 2550404 0 2550404 PROJECT AWARD. SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 11 17025 WIRE PROJECT AWARD. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 6 8150 WIRE CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 31 46122 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE SEEDS OF PEACE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES ALL RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL BASIS PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: DINNER GALA 1113058 898597 214461 214461 1113058 898597 214461 214461 214461 0 1 CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS. 125 414300 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE SEEDS OF PEACE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES ALL RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSHUA THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 0 200270 0 0 0 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP ADMIN. & FINANCE 170659 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3127 0 173786 0 0 0 BRIAN KEITH MCCOLLUM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 174676 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2826 0 177502 0 0 0 X 5 284418 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. CHANGES DUE TO FILING AN AMENDED RETURN: THE RETURN IS BEING AMENDED DUE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED NECESSARY FOR A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RETURN. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE AMENDED AMOUNTS: 990, PAGE 1 TOTAL REVENUE (LINE 12) 5,459,053 TOTAL EXPENSES (LINE 18) 7,546,253 EXCESS/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR (LINE 19) -2,087,200 990, PAGE 1 TOTAL ASSETS (LINE 20) 2,717,147 TOTAL LIABILITIES (LINE 21) 1,065,868 NET ASSETS-END OF YEAR (LINE 22) 1,651,279 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP - ARN & NANCY TELLEM AND JANE & ROBERT TOLL FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PREPARED 990 TO THE AUDIT-FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE WHERE DIRECTORS ARE REQUESTED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OR ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR SEEDS OF PEACE EXECUTIVES USING SALARY SURVEY REPORTS AS TO COMPARE COMPENSATION IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANYONE CAN REQUEST A COPY OF FORM 990 & OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION BY TELEPHONE OR IN WRITING AT 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1201, NEW YORK, NY 10017-6503. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 911,808. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 34,259. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 53,429. TOTAL EXPENSES 999,496. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,010. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,704. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,144. TOTAL EXPENSES 34,858. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS -62,971. CURRENCY TRANSLATION COST -6,466. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.